Monument record TR 26 NE 33 - Ring ditch near Brooks End, Birchington

Summary

Ring ditch visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs.Probably a Bronze Age barrow.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2974 6809 (21m by 22m)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

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Ring ditch with a diameter of 20m is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs -Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015 and HEA 29751/27 29-JUN-2015. Probably a Bronze Age barrow.This site was recorded together with two other barrows in TR 26 N2 33 (1-15) . It has been mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024 (16-17).

This feature was also seen during a geophysical survey of the site conducted in 2017


SUMO, 2017, Geophysical survey report, Land south of Birchington, Kent, Areas 2 and 3 (Unpublished document). SKE58694.

<1> St. Joseph A/P YHB (OS Card Reference). SKE49654.

<2> F1 ASP 26-FEB-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42305.

<3> Field report for monument TR 26 NE 32 - February, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5831.

<4> 1959, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11820.

<5> 1984, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11758.

<6> 1984, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11757.

<7> 1984, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11746.

<8> 1983, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11740.

<9> 1956, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10710.

<10> 1956, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10710.

<11> 1959, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11820.

<12> 1984, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11746.

<13> 1984, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11757.

<14> 1984, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11758.

<15> 1983, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11740.

<16> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015 (Archive). SKE57110.

<17> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, HEA 29751/27 29-JUN-2015 (Archive). SKE57106.

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  • --- Unpublished document: SUMO. 2017. Geophysical survey report, Land south of Birchington, Kent, Areas 2 and 3.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: St. Joseph A/P YHB.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 26-FEB-65.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 26 NE 32 - February, 1965.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1959. Photograph. YH 13 tr297681/1. print.
  • <5> Photograph (Print): 1984. Photograph. TR2968/28. print.
  • <6> Photograph (Print): 1984. Photograph. TR2968/27. print.
  • <7> Photograph (Print): 1984. Photograph. TR2968/17. print.
  • <8> Photograph (Print): 1983. Photograph. TR2968/11. print.
  • <9> Photograph (Print): 1956. Photograph. SU 78 tr297681/2. print.
  • <10> Photograph (Print): 1956. Photograph. SU 78 tr297681/2. print.
  • <11> Photograph (Print): 1959. Photograph. YH 13 tr297681/1. print.
  • <12> Photograph (Print): 1984. Photograph. TR2968/17. print.
  • <13> Photograph (Print): 1984. Photograph. TR2968/27. print.
  • <14> Photograph (Print): 1984. Photograph. TR2968/28. print.
  • <15> Photograph (Print): 1983. Photograph. TR2968/11. print.
  • <16> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015.
  • <17> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. HEA 29751/27 29-JUN-2015.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical survey report Land at Birchington Areas 2 and 3 (EKE25778)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Dec 9 2025 12:24PM